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Recent Examples of waspish Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure. New York Times, 11 May 2022 At his waspish best, Mr. Wheatcroft is entertaining on all this. Richard Aldous, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021 The waspish Queen – played by Rebecca Trehearn, whose deliciously withering grandeur would give Marie Antoinette pause — is not, to put it mildly, pleased. David Benedict, Variety, 19 Aug. 2021 Once again, waspish commentators noted, an American woman has caused a ruction in the royal family. Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2020 Bening is capable of being waspish, consoling, frail, indomitable, and woebegone – sometimes all at once. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2018 The book brings to life characters such as the waspish U.S. Army general Joseph Stilwell and the eccentric U.S. ambassador Patrick Hurley. Richard Bernstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waspish
Adjective
  • Instead, Helen is allowed to be irritable and anti-social, chain-smoking and snappish, without the filmmaker casting judgment.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • If you are rushed or irritable, say so.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Missouri Republican lawmakers late Thursday voted to advance a new, gerrymandered congressional map despite hours of fiery public testimony against the proposal.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • As the mystery unravels from multiple POVs, Alex’s kooky aunt Gladys (Amy Madigan) is revealed as the orchestrator of the tragedy — her fiery orange hair, nimble fingers, ghostly face and wicked crimson smile a memorable image that haunts the narrative.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Waspish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waspish. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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